Rotary barber&#39;s pole



W. KAVAN. ROTARY BARB'ER'S POLE. APPLICATION map SEPT. z. 1920.

Patented Jan. 25, 1921. l

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ROTARY BARBER'S POLE.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 7. 1920.

1,366,668, Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

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WLADIMIR KAVAN, on NEW YORK, 1v. Y.

ROTARY BARBEBS POLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 7, 1920. Serial 110.40%,419.

To all w ham it may concern Be it known that I, WLADI MIR IiAVAN, acitizen of huloravia, residing at New York,- in the county and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in RotaryBarbers Poles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification. 1

This invention relates to barbers poles, and has for its object toprovide a pole having a revolving portion which may be inclosed when notin use, so that it will be protected from the weather and injury byineddlesome persons.

Another object is to provide means on the revolving portion of the polefor displaying advertisements. A further object is to provide means formanually raising and lowering said revolving portion of the pole forextending or withdrawing the same, said revolving portion being bodilymovable so as to be telescoped into a main stationary portion of thepole. Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

The invention will be first hereinafter described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, which constitute part of this specification, andthen more specifically delined in the claims at the end of thedescription.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters areused to designate corresponding parts throughout the several viewsFigure 1v is an elevation of a barbers pole constructed substantially inaccordance with this invention and showing the telescopic revolvingportion projected or raised, as when in use.

Fig. 2 is a central'vertical section ofthe pole as shown in Fig. 1. i

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the pole showing how it appears when therevolving portion is collapsed or Withdrawn into the lower stationaryportion.

Fig. l is a central vertical section of the pole as shown in Fig, 3.

Fig. 5,is a section on the line V-V of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section on the line VI-VI of the same figure, and

.Fig. 7 is a section on the line VII VII of Fig. 4.

The pole consists of a lower stationary portion 1 of hollow formation,and a telescoping upper portion 2 adapted to be lowered into the upperend portion of said sta tionary part, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4-,,

or projected or raised so as to project therefrom. as shown in Figs. 1and 2. sald telescopic portion or sect1on 2 of the pole may be raised orlowered manually by means of a rack bar 3 depending from said movablesection in the center of the stationary section and meshing with a gear4: journaled at 5 in the interior of said stationary section.

The shaft 6 on which said gear is fixed extends through the wall of thestationary section 1 and is formed with an angular socket T in its end,as shown in Fig. 3, to receive a crank 8 illustrated in Fig. 1 wherebysaid gear may be rotated for moving the rack and telescopic section ofthe pole vertically with respect to the main or stationary section.Access may be had to the interior of the main portion of the polethrough a door 9, Figs. 1 and 8, for the purpose of making repairs oradj ustments,

The upper telescopic section of the pole may be revolved by means ofv anelectric motor 10 arranged inside of the upper end portion thereof, saidmotor being supported stationary on the upper end of an integralextension 11 of th'e rack bar 3 and geared at 12 to a horizontalpartition 13 in said upper end portion of the telescopic section as at14., Figs. 2, 1 and 5. Theextension 11 of the rack bar 3 is stepped at15 for supporting the telescopic part of the pole by means of ahorizontal partition 16 fitting loosely around the extension and restingupon said step 15. Any other suitable means for revolubly supporting thetelescopicsection so that it may be raised and lowered bodily may,however, be employed instead of the means illustrated. The electriccircuit for the motor is not illustrated. but may be arranged in anysuitable manner and controlled by a push-button placed at some out ofthe way place, as at 17 in Fig. 1. V i

As shown best in Figs. 1 and 6, the revoluble telescopic portion of thepole may be equipped with a plurality of small poles 18 of desired fancydesign. and between said small poles 18 there maybe arranged frames 19for holding advertisements. These frames 19 are preferably arrangedradially of the revolving section and extend between the small poleswhich are placed in the angles between l said frames where they aresupported or held securely by the partition 16 at the bot- Patented Jan. 25, 1921. V

' purpose. The motor is then started by pressing the push-button 17 andthe projecting portion orsection 2 thus causes to slowly revolve. henthe shop 1s closed, the motor is stopped and the revoluble section 2lowered into the main section 1 of the pole by 7 again lnsertmg thecrank into the socket and 15 turning the same in the proper directionuntil said section 2 has been dropped to the, position shown in Figs. 3and at, after which the crank is removed and the revoluble part of thepole left housed and 3rotected. within the stationary part until it istime to the shop again.

Having thus described my invention, wh at I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a barbers pole,the combination with a stationary portion havinga cavity therein,

. of a movable portion adapted to be housed in the cavity in thestationary port? n, and mechanical, means for projecting and withdrawing said movable member.

' 2. In barbers pole, the combination with a stationary portion having acavity there in, of a movable portion adapted to be housed in saldcavity, a rack bar attached to, said movable portion, and a gear mountedon the stationary portion and meshing; with said 7 rack bar for raisingand lowering said movable member.

3. In a barberls pole, the combination with a stationary portion h vinga cavity therein, of a movable portion adapted to be housed in saidcavity, and means for projectine' said movable portion from saidcavityand for retracting it into said cavity.

V a. In abarbers' pole, the combination with a stationary portion havingcavity therein, 01" a movable portion adapted to be housed in saidcavity, a rack bar attached to said movable portion, a gear mounted inthe sta- 1 than tionary portion and meshing with said rack bar, and acrank detachably connected to said gear for raising and lowering themovable member. i r V y r r In a barbers pole,'the combination with astationary portion having a cavity therein, of a movable portion adaptedto be housed in said cavity, means for projecting said movable memberfrom said cavity and for retracting the same into said cavity, and meansfor rotating said, movable portion.

6. in a barbers pole, the combination with a stationary portion, of arevoluble portion,

and a plurality of frames arranged radially. on said revolubie portionand adapted for the display 01" advertlsenients on both SlClGS ofeach ofsaid frames. i a

.7. In a barbers pole, the combination with a stationary portion, ofarevoluble portion, a stationary support in said revoluble portion, amotor mounted on said support,.and driving means from said motor to therevoluble portion.v

8. In a barbers pole,.the combination with a stationary portion, of arevoluble portion having a dome at its upperend, a stationary 7 supportin said dome, a motor supported on said support, and driving means fromsaid motor to said revoluble member.

9. In a barbers pole, thecombination with a stationary portion, of arevoluble portion having domeat its upper end, a stationary supportextending from the stationary portion of the pole up through saidrevoluble portion, a motor mounted on said support in said dome,andldrivingmeans from said motor to the revoluble portion of the pole.

l in a barbers pole, the combination a stationary'member having a cavityin, of a revoluble member adapted to be housed in said cavity andprojected there- .0. witl from, a non-rotatable rack bar for raising andlowering said revoluble member, a motor mounted on said-rack bar,'and1driving means from said motor to the revoluble member. r

In testimony whereof I have si ned my name to this specification.

wLAniMin KAVAN.

